Words similar to purportedly

Example sentences for: purportedly

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That dishonor, rather, belongs to Drosnin himself for publishing a work that grossly transcends even the now-discredited science on which it was purportedly based.
Benex is purportedly a front for a top Russia mafioso (currently missing).
Etymologies in the OED, The Random House Unabridged , and Kluge's Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache have cognates of balagan/balcony popping up in Slovene ( blazina ), Greek, and most significantly in Lithuanian ( balǽienas ), purportedly the most conservative of the Indo-European languages.
The corporate-conspiracy paradigm was easily extended to include Uncle Sam: AIDS was purportedly a U.S.-government-sponsored tool for black genocide, as was crack.
Most unnecessary photo: A tie between the Globe 's full-page shot of John receiving what is said to be his last communion and the Star 's grainy frame-grab purportedly showing the Today show's Katie Couric "breaking down" while reporting from Hyannis Port, Mass.